If you intend to reside in the Netherlands for more than three months with the purpose of staying with a relative or family member, you need to meet certain requirements and conditions. Below is an overview for the purposes of staying with a relative or family member:
• your spouse or partner (registered partnership) lives in the Netherlands
• your parent or legal representative lives in the Netherlands
• you are single and 65 years of age or older and your child lives in the Netherlands
• your foster parents live in the Netherlands
• your adopted parents live in the Netherlands
• you wish to visit family members for a period of more than three months but less than six